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City of Springfield
Council Work Session
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
SPRINGFIELD CITY COUNCIL HELD
MONDAY, JULY 17,1995
The City of Springfield Council met in Work Session at Springfield City Hall, Jesse
Maine Room, 225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon, on Monday, July 17, 1995, at 6:03
p.m. with Mayor Morrisette presiding.
ATTENDANCE
Present were Mayor Morrisette and Councilors Beyer, Burge, Dahlquist, Maine, Shaver
and Walters. Also present were Assistant City Manager Gino Grimaldi, City Recorder
Eileen Stein, City Attorney Joe Leahy, Development Services Director Susan
Daluddung, Acting Police Chief Dick Golden and members of staff.
1. Update on Chief De Forrest
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Acting Police Chief Dick Golden provided an update on the medical condition oLPolice.
Chief Bill De Forrest. Captain Golden indicated that Chief De Forrest's surgery went
well and that he is home from the hospital now. He indicated that Chief De ForresUs
expected to come back to work in early August.
2. Urban Services Coordination Agreements
Development Services Director Susan Daluddung introduced staff members who
worked on negotiating the various urban services coordination agreements. They
included Assistant City Manager Gino Grimaldi, Planning Manager Greg Mott and
LCOG staff member Carol Heinkel who managed the annexation study effort. Ms.
Daluddung stated these agreements must be in place by the next Periodic Review, not
the current one underway. She stated they are required by state law (SB 122 enacted
by the 1993 Legislature) and so the city is far ahead of most cities in Oregon with
respect to having these agreements in place. Planning Manager Greg Mott indicated -
that not only are these agreements required by law, but they make sense in that they
insure that public services are not being duplicated. He added that as development
occurs in an urban area, all urban service providers understand what agencies, at what
time, should be providing specific services to the community.
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Councilor Burge asked whether the agreements would tie the hands of the city in any
way that has not been anticipated currently. City Attorney Joe Leahy commented the
agreements were well negotiated and that they put the city on solid footing. He
specifically mentioned a long-standing disagreement between Springfield Utility Board
and Rainbow Water District over service provision in certain areas and how this
agreement essentially has ended that long-standing disagreement.
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Work Session Council Minutes
July 17, 1995
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Councilor Maine asked whether the school district was a party in any of the agreements.
Ms. Daluddung replied there isn't a state law for cities the size of Springfield in which
coordination between cities and school districts is required. She mentioned SB 908,
enacted by the 1993 Legislature, which does require coordination between cities and
school districts with a certain growth rate. She commented that Springfield's growth rate
could cause the city and school district to be subjected to state law very soon.
Ms. Daluddung discussed the plans of School District #19 to construct the school
facilities that Springfield voters approved as part of the District's capital bond measure,
and how those facilities need to be built in the next two years. She indicated this effort
will have the same impact on her department staff as the Sony project did. She stated
she and Mike Kelly are meeting regularly with Superintendent Jamon Kent to plan for
this workload impact.
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Councilor Shaver asked questions to clarify provisions in the agreements and the
Council discussed Councilor Shaver's comments. By consensus it was agreed that
clarification would be made in the L TD agreement that would provide that the city has
final approval in the siting of bus stops in the city.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:26 p.m.
Minutes Recorder - Eileen Stein
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